Person:John Duguid (1)

John Logan Duguid
m. 30 Jun 1865
  1. John Logan Duguid1866 - 1931
  2. Robert Duguid1868 -
m. Abt 1892
  1. Wallace Douglas Duguid1893 - 1957
  2. Violet S Duguid1895 - 1961
  3. Marion Duguid1897 - 1973
  4. Anna Stewart Duguid1899 - 1950
Facts and Events
Name[1] John Logan Duguid
Gender Male
Birth? Jan 1866 Aberdeen Scotland
Alt Birth? 21 Nov 1866 Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Immigration[1] 1886 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Marriage Abt 1892 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canadato Anne Elizabeth Cook
Immigration[2] 27 Mar 1898 Boston, Massachusetts
Residence[3] 1930 1430 West 36th Street, Los Angeles, California
Emigration[2] Nova Scotia
Medical? Mr. Duguid had severe diabetes and lost both his legs as a result of it. Family story has it that John Duguid being so depressed over the loss of his legs that he committed suicide.
Occupation? Chief Engineer of a Power Plant in Halifax, Canada
Death? 1 Jul 1931 Los Angeles, CaliforniaCause: Suicide, reportedly. see below 'information'
Burial? 3 Jul 1931 Inglewood Park Cemetery, Los Angelas, CA
Other[2] Nova ScotiaCustom
Other? ScotchDescent
Reference Number 264

Birth Record: Page 559, 1866, Births in the District of St. Nicholas in the Burgh of Aberdeen, #1676, John Duguid. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ In the 1920 Los Angeles City Directory, John L. Duguid is listed as an engineer. Residence- 1430, W. 36th Place.


1900 Rhode Island Directory, Washington Co., Westerly: John L. Duguid is listed as an engineer, house at 20 Greenman Ave. 1900 Federal Census, Rhode Island: 135 Main St.: John L. Duguid, b. Jan. 1864 Scotland, Stationary Engineer, came to the US in 1892. Anne E. wife- b. Dec. 1864 Canada. Wallace D., son- b. March 1893 Canada, Policeman Violet S. dau.- b. Dec. 1895 Canada Marion M., dau. - b. Feb. 1897, Massachusetts Anne S. dau.- b. Sept. 1899, Rhode Island. 1901 Rhode Island Directory, Westerly: John L. Duguid, removed to Norwich, Conn./ although a William Duguid & Jr. did live at 18 Walnut St. and a Mrs. Wm. Duguid lived at 2 Crafts Court. 1904 Norwich, Conn. Directory: John L. Duguid, engineer power house, Montville St., Ry. / house New London Turnpike cor. Salem Turnpike, EGP. 1907 John L. Duguid removed to Groton. 1911 Canadian Census: The family was living at 39 Mount Rd., Pictou, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada __________________________________________________________________________________________ John's immigration from Liverpool to Canada- Transcription from the inGeneas Database: Record ID: 172427 Passenger Information: Name: John Duguid Occupation: Labourer Age: 26 Sex: Male Nationality: English Marital Status: Single Port of Embarkation: Liverpool Destination: Ailsa Craig (Ontario) Contracted to Land at: [Port of] Halifax Contract Ticket Number: 36402 Others on same ticket: none; however, holder of ticket # 36403, Agnes McGregor (spinster, English, age 17) is also destined for Ailsa Craig. Listed on Manifest Page No.: 3 Ship Information: Shipping Line: Allan Line Vessel Name: "Circassian" tons per Register: 2355 Master's Name: Robt. H. Hughes Port of Departure: Liverpool Date of Departure: 25 February 1886 Where Bound: Halifax and Portland Port of Arrival: Halifax Date of Arrival: 7 or 9 March 1886 Time of Arrival: 9:15 am No. of Passengers: 199 Source: Transcribed from [film of] original documents held in the collection of the National Archives of Canada [Ottawa]: RG 76, Port of Halifax Arrivals, Ships' Passenger Lists, reel C-4512. ______________________________________________________________________________________________

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Canadian Immigrant Records, Part One.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Boston Passenger Lists, 1891-1943.

    Ancestry.com. Boston Passenger Lists, 1891-1943 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Boston, Massachusetts. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1891-1943. Micropublication T843. RG085. Rolls # 1-454. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

  3. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002).

    Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1930 U.S. Federal Decennial Census.1930 United States Federal Census. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. 1930 Federal Population Census. T626, 2,667 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, ED 263, roll 143, page 33A, image 117.0.